Mitchell Feigenbaum, Persi Diaconis, Ocean Vuong, Annie Baker, and Irving Feldman | CUNY Laureates

On this episode of CUNY Laureates, we profile five more MacArthur Fellows who graduated from the City University of New York. Mitchell Feigenbaum manages to find order in chaos with the discovery of a mathematical constant that now bears his name. Persi Diaconis has studied probability and math all his life, yet his journey to randomness started with magic tricks. Finally, Ocean Vuong, Annie Baker, and Irving Feldman are three very different writers, but together, their experimentation with language and convention pushes the art form into new frontiers.
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00:00 - Intro
00:50 - Mitchell Feigenbaum
09:33 - Persi Diaconis
16:35 - Ocean Vuong, Annie Baker, and Irving Feldman
Tape Date: 06/04/2024 First Air Date: 06/24/2024
CUNY Laureates is a documentary series about the lives and achievements of CUNY graduates who went on to win major awards in their respective fields. By reintroducing these exceptional minds to younger audiences, we hope to emphasize the value of a high-quality public education and demonstrate how it can transcend all social and political boundaries, even to this day.
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